The National tribune., 1887-07-14
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sPRAGUE = At Bronson. Mich DeIonson r
oPIas"e, Hseu - lie was born at Watham Addi-
son Co.. W, May 10. 1904 When about l3 wears ~
age ans Iather moved TO the State Of Ohio snd 80
tied near Cleveland In ISl5 he renewed Ia NioI,5
gan Oct i. 1852 at the advanced ,,o,. ~ 20 ,-s
ne snhsted ia Co q. 81 Mich. a private soldier
and for several months served with tbat res,as,t
az the mont. carrying q musket. He DarticirataJ
IN the hattie OF Fredericksburg ion Deesfoha- Tssg
slso ~ the nattie OF ChancellorsviIle in May ls63
soon after the Inter battle he was taken aicx an
was sent 10 corps hospital where ne rs,ooiTsoJ
Tor a time, when he transferred 10 a bosniSe Al
:. remaining there until Aug 81 1855
when ne was discharged and returned home III
service IN the army proved too severe a sfr.iy To-
nus h1th~rto strong constitution and he reirrned
nome broken down IN health and has Faar, sl,Is ~,
DO out very little manual labor since
CRAIN-JaeOb =. Grain. aged 81 died Of the a;a
ters Hospital IN Kansas City Mo-. NAV IN He yysa
born IN Hamilton County. o.. and at The hreaki,1gI
out of the rebellion was residing in Cincti II
enlisted in Go. X, 5th Ohio serving under Co.,
Shields In the Shenandoah Valley ana par,ici.
patlng III All the exciting scenes and har,isisS ,-ic
tories and defeats of that notable ealn4,ie,T, A..
received a severe wound st Winchester but re-
covered lie followed the Twelfth Corps ~ Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. participating in the battles ~
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge Cor,rol;-
Grain was a faithful and devoted member ~ No
Emerson rost. No. 4. Departments Of Missouri
LAX. Ills whole heart aud soul were devoted -
the GAR. and he was ever ready az every call ~
duty. - Os'ii Va
hUBsASPIIn Chicago. M. June q. Edward
Clarence hdbbard, aged a, of Hartford XIV Com,
rade Hubbard WAS well known to me p,s,oba-. -
the u A X, having been Adiutant- eneral ~ tbss
organization for the State Of Kentucky A. fba 60
OF MS death ne was Commander Of Preston Morton
Post. OF Obi" County. Ky He vas also ore ~ lie
leading members of the bar in Western KeotneL1
anu honored aS prominent Republican Dolifieisn
all over the state, having been a deIeafa fror ~.
district TO the Presidential Convention be{I A., o.
einnati IN 1876. TO similar in Chicago In Igsa
anu eiector-at large for the state of Kenfuekv IL
1884 He was born in Cook County mn and 80.
a graduate of the Chicago High school J,,st after
leaving ne enlisted in the i3th Ill serving through
n hrF rnu- 4.
contracted throat trouble that carried him OF 4.
the prime Of life. -- ' ~
LAMs.oAt West Jefferson. o.. Oscar Lamb. Co.
u l9tth ONO. Suitable resolutions were adoDted
by Wilson Burrows Post No ESQ a. A ri -
which he was honOred member - ~
s, hA"khS,|June % l8T, near Adrian Mich
was an honest, upright citizen aud a good soldier
tie was wounded during the war and was drawing
pension at the time OF his death. His funeral xas
largely attended by Woodbury. Post OF Adrian snd
his friends and ueighbora
CLEaENs.-Chapain sylvester Clemens Of Hs0a-
mans Mills ~. ". Methodist eIergvwap 5i.d
March $. 1897 OF paralysis aged6 he ,ventto ~.
war with the il5th N. Y "a Chaplain and ssrvs5
faithfully IN that capacity for years greatly en-
desriug himself to all with whom he came in co1tacs
His WAS character Of great force and eper,-,, -
ing with all his might what his hands found 10 do
HIS funeral was largely attended from the Isrgest
church IN Haganan'S Mills, r l.. young Posf o.
Ar. Amsterdam. attending in a body Hisrerneins
were taken To JOhnstOwn for burial CbanIaiD
Clemens always felt just pride ia his regiment
y
presence at the annual Reunions WAS always
eagerly anticipated by the BOYS "a he a.
lighted to call theH-and by them his death will bs
PuEDy.-At Big Creek. Mich. Ira PurIv q, d
H9th n. Y. He was taken sudeienly afout Two
miles rom home on his way % meet with Gleason
Post for Memorial services. and died Of heart dia-
ease before he could be- got home
GALE.-S NJ Gale died AZ his residence near
santa Maria, Cal. He served in the 2d Mo "a
was a charter member Of Foote Post. No "a. De-
partment of California; OF which he was a worthy
member nj the time OF his death
WELsH.-At Steubenville o., June L. Thomas
Welsh, aged a. lie enlisted len Co r. SOD Ohio I'm
March. 1864, and Joined his regiment az Lee Il
Gorctons Mills Ga. and served honOrably and
faithfully until after the fall Of Richmond he sgaa
then transferred TO the 69th Ohio and was mus-
tered out about the lst Of September 1858 In ISya
he enlisted in the Regular Army. served i've years
returning home IN 1879. Comrsde WeIch was A
member in good standing in T. NJ stanton Post
No. I66. GAR, Department. of Ohio
STEwAkr.-J- II. stewart died at Fort Scott Kan,
June I, and was brought hack 10 his old nome uear
Exeter, H., for burial. lie enlisted May N 1861 in
Co n. l4th III. He WAS a mcmher of Harrington
Post No. ~, Department OF Illinois. GAR. Tho
Post took charge of his remains.
FKANEY. - Patrick Franey died June q a.
Quincy, III. For long time he has not been sbls
To do much work, and dependents Ou frienda
for his support until the Soldiers Home was bula
~ Quincy and he was admitted. He served In Co
ID, lO4ih III, and was q member of Harrington POST
WHITFAKER-At bis home IN Louisville XIV
July 10, at the age Of 81. after long Illness Gem
Walter z. whitaker Gen. Whitaker served with
distinction Ina the Mexican war and at the outbreaks
of the rebellion took strong sides for the Union
He helped raise the 9Th KY, of which regiment ne
became Colonel. aud commanded ID with distin-
guished gaIlantry at shiloh. PerryviIle aud Stone
River, and for this was promoted to the command
of brigade, with which hs gained additional
credit at Chickamauga, lookout Mountain and ON
the Atlanta campaign. He was promoted To Major
General for his services. When mustered out al
the close of the war he returned to the practice OF
the law i'm Louisville. and WAS singuIary succe4,-
ful. For several years he has resided a few miles
outside of Louisville.
NoBLE.-Near Greenville. Augusta Co. Va June
ID. John II. Noble. aged a. lie born aud raised
in Syracuse. n. Y. He isted la 1861 ia CO. H. 5ist
NY. While ia the army he contracted asthma from
which he suffered for p After the war closed
he went South account of his failing health Ha
was in the Governments employ for several years.
aud assisted ia arranging the National Cemetery "A
Winchester. Wa. He gathered up the bodies Of the
dead heroes in West Virginia aud the surrounding
country and had them placed in the cemetery ia
WAS appointed Waterman there Cor sometime He
was alierward appointed wstohman OF Lincoln
Park, Washington, ID. c., where he lived for sew
eFa years. but again cOmpeIle to 20 south for
his health. Mr.. Noble Was a brave aud eificeut
soldier, always found az the frout ever ready FOE
duty. No man of the regiment had more ardenb
friends. and none were more worthy.
WOODwARD.-At Olathe Kan. June 20 Dr. Benz
lamin Woodward, aged 20. He . former resi-
tieut of Galesbnrg. H., from which place he
tered the service Surgeon of the I'D H. and wa
with hts regiment during Gen. Grants hrst battle
at Belmont. Subsequently ho served ~ Brigade
surgeon.